Seal.



M. B. BEHRMAN.

SEAL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2E. 191s.

N M01 my 7 Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

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MARCUS B. IBEHRIVIAN', OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SEA

To all whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I, MARoUs B. BEHRMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city, county,'and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Tmprovements in Seals, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in seals and it has for its object to provide a seal of simple and inexpensive construction which may be readily attached to the article to which it is to be applied and which can not be removed without detection.

A seal of the character to which this invention relates is particularly useful for attachment to garments or other articles of wearing apparel to prevent unauthorized wearing thereof, as for example, where they are delivered on approval. It may also be used to prevent unauthorized opening or tampering with the contents of envelops or other containers and for various other P111), poses.

I attain the objects specified as well as others not herein enumerated by means of the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a front view of a device embodying my invention, having the cover of the seal removed to disclose the pin retaining means.

i Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the seal. Fig. 3 is a view showing the seal attached to a fragment of a garment.

Fig. 4 shows the seal attached to an en velop.

Fig. 5 is a modification of the insertion pin or member.

Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views of another modified form of the insertion member.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the closed hollow box-like casing of the seal member of the device, which may be made of any suitable material and in any desired shape. Preferably the seal is made of two separate pieces or sections secured together in any suitable manner. 2 designates a pin or insertion member having a pointed head and provided with shoulders 3. 'While it is desirable to have the pin pointed, as such shape enables the pin to be passed through the material of the article to which the seal is to be attached withoutinjuring the material, it will be understood that the form of the pin may be modified. The pin has an eye 4 through which a piece of flexible wire,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 191W.

Application filed August 26 1916. Serial No. 116,980.

as at 9 to adapt them for engagement with a the shoulders 3 of the pin, when the pin is inserted in the opening as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, and to thereby prevent the pin from being withdrawn.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 the ,pin is provided with a slit 10 extending from the point to the eye and through which the string may be passed to facilitate threading the pin.

In Figs. 6 and 7 a further modification of I the pin or insertion member is shown in which said member is made of a piece of fiat metal provided with shoulders 3 and bent in U-shape to provide a loop through which the string 5 may be threaded.

One manner of using the invention is illustrated in Fig. 3 in which 11 indicates a fragment of a garment having button-holes 12 through which the string is passed and the ends thereof fastened together by means of the seal. If desired a tag 13 hearing any desired inscription may be attached to the string. It will be apparent that it is impossible to remove the tag without cutting the string.

Another use of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 4 in which 14: indicates an envelop with its contents. The pin is passed through the envelop and contents, and the ends of the string are then secured together so that the contents of the envelop cannot be removed while the string remains intact.

Various changes and modifications may be made in the form and construction of the device herein illustrated and described without departing from the scope of this invention.

What I claim is:

1. A seal of the character described comprising a shouldered pin provided with an eye, a box-like casing having an opening for receiving the pin, a spring catch in the casing adj acent to the opening for engaging the shoulders of the pin to prevent Withdrawal, having imperfor'ate front and rear Walls and and a flexible connection betWeeIf'the pin an opening in its side for receiving the pin, 1 and casing, having both ofits ends .fixdly spring altrns..in,.the casing adjacent to the secured in the casing and having its intermeopening for engaging the shoulders of the 5 diate portion looped through the eye of the pin to prevent Withdrawal, and a flexible pin. connection between the pin and casingfand '2. A seal of the character described comsecured to both of said parts. prising a shouldered pin a casing B. BEHRMAN.

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